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Staff and pupils at the new Ysgol Y Graig Primary School, Cefn Coed, will always remember the school’s late Headteacher Matthew Harries after a bench has been unveiled and a tree planted in his memory…
The County Borough Council and Wellbeing @Merthyr (formerly the Leisure Trust) have supported the delivery of almost 30,000 Covid-19 vaccinations over the past four months. Staff from the local author…
Youth Mayor Andrew is inaugurated
28 May 2021
The new Youth Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil is 14-year-old Andrew Millar, a student at Cyfarthfa High School. Andrew became the 11th Youth Mayor of the county borough on his inauguration at the Civic Centre…
Following two rounds of consultation, residents of Merthyr Vale and Mount Pleasant have agreed on the installation of average speed cameras on the section of the A4054 Cardiff Road that runs through t…
The County Borough Council has congratulated the Big Heart of Merthyr Tydfil on being named one of the best business-led town centre partnerships in the UK. The Merthyr Tydfil Business Improvement Dis…
At the Council’s AGM on Wednesday 19th May 2021 Councillor Malcolm Colbran was elected as Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil for the municipal year 2021 – 2022. His Consort will be Nicola Bridges. Malcolm, who…
His Worship the Mayor, Cllr Howard Barrett, attended his last official event as First Citizen of the County Borough on Saturday 15th May 2021, when he laid a wreath at the Town Centre war memorial dur…
Capel Aberfan has been deemed an ‘immediate threat to the public’ and is to be partially demolished next week. The chapel was devastated by an arson attack in July 2015 and has been in a state of seri…
The Prince of Wales today visited a Merthyr Tydfil community centre that has played a key role in supporting local residents throughout the pandemic. HRH Prince Charles was at Dowlais Engine House to…
MTCBC’s Environmental Health officers, South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) representatives and ward councillors for Penydarren and Dowlais met via Microsoft Teams last week to discuss concerns raise…